Elective Ascending Aortic Aneurysm Surgery in the Elderly.
Feyza MemisCarlijn G E ThijssenArjen L GökalpMaximiliaan L NotenboomFrederike MeccaniciMohammad Mostafa MokhlesRoland R J van KimmenadeKevin M VeenGuillaume S C GeuzebroekJelena SjatskigFranciscus J Ter WoorstJos A BekkersJohanna J M TakkenbergJolien W Roos-HesselinkPublished in: Journal of clinical medicine (2023)
This study showed that in elderly patients, a higher threshold exists to undergo surgery, especially in elderly females. Despite these differences, short-term outcomes were comparable between 'relatively healthy' elderly and non-elderly patients.